MCCA needs closer scrutiny - LETTER TO THE EDITOR: April 15

People are Michigan are not aware of what they are charged on their automobile insurance statements!

Under statutory assessments including Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association, all of us in Michigan pay this fee. It is up to $175 per vehicle this year plus other fees (APPA and ACP) which adds $46 more. This is not your car insurance fee.

MCCA was created by our state legislature in 1978 to provide unlimited lifetime coverage for medical expenses from automobile and motorcycle accidents. After their car insurance has paid the maximum amount, MCCA will pay in excess of that amount for life if needed.

My concern is that MCCA sets fees without any accountability on transparency. The fee goes up every year. We as citizens who pay this fee have no idea what amount is in the fund, the profits they are making or the salaries of those in charge of all this money.

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Everyone needs to be informed; look at your insurance statements. This fee is collected by your car insurance companies for MCCA. We need our congressmen to look into the MCCA accounting methods so we may know why we have such large assessments every year. We all need to call or write to our congressmen and have them look into this matter now!

CAROL DEMPSEY

Waterford

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